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No. 50] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024 (AGRAHAYANA 22, 1946 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
(TRANSPORT-2 BRANCH)
ORDER
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Government of India has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 vide Notification dated 16th January, 2023 and revised the lifespan of Government vehicles to 15 years calculated from the date of initial registration. Further, it is mandated that disposal of such vehicles, after the expiry of the fifteen years from the date of initial registration of the vehicle, shall be ensured through the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility set up in accordance with the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021, as amended from time to time.
Keeping in view, the long-term objectives of the Government to pursue environment friendly practices towards reduction of pollution and optimum usage of fuel efficiency, it has been decided that henceforth all condemned vehicles, including prematurely condemned vehicles, belonging to State Government Boards, Bodies, Commissions, Public Sector Units, etc. under the Government of Punjab shall only be scrapped at Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSF). The detail process for scrapping has already been sent vide Memo no. 03/01/2022-2T2(PF)/1066 dated. 23.06.2023 to all the Government Departments.
In compliance with the aforementioned notification and the scrapping policy of the MoRTH and in connection with amendment to the guidelines on the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2024-25, all Departments, Boards, Bodies, Commissions, Public Sector Units, etc. under the Government of Punjab are hereby informed to scrap their owned vehicles which are older than 15 (fifteen) years from the date of initial registration at Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF).
In continuation to this office Order No.3/1/2022-2T2(PF)/1125 dated 28.06.2023, the scrapping plan for the year 2023-24 was notified and it has been decided to scrap 2950 government vehicles by 15.02.2024 at RVSF. Out of which, 894 vehicles have been scrapped through RVSF and 2056 were balance. Besides above, 974 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., DECEMBER 13, 2024 (AGHN 22, 1946 SAKA) PART I] Government vehicles completes age of 15 years. Thus, in the current financial year the expected number of Government vehicles to be scrapped before 31.01.2025 is around 2381 units. D.K TIWARI (I.A.S)
Chandigarh
Additional Chief Secretary The 12th December, 2024 Transport Department, Government of Punjab.
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